Nearby Airports
Introduction ...
When we're on the road, rather than always picking an airport that is close to our destination, we try to see if there might be another airport that would better fit our travel plans.<1> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and proximity to Parker Lake.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Parker Lake. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.
For each of the airports listed below, we've linked to websites where detailed information about the airport can be found.
Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Parker Lake.
Large Airports ...
- Lambert - St. Louis Intl. (STL/KSTL)
(75 miles [120.7 km] to the north northwest)
- Memphis Intl. (MEM/KMEM)
(182 miles [292.9 km] to the south)
- Nashville Intl. (BNA/KBNA)
(216 miles [347.6 km] to the east southeast)
- Little Rock National Airport (LIT/KLIT)
(236 miles [379.8 km] to the south southwest)
- Louisville Intl. (SDF/KSDF)
(238 miles [383 km] to the east)
- Kansas City Intl. (MCI/KMCI)
(274 miles [441 km] to the west northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Cape Girardeau Rgnl. (CGI/KCGI)
(42 miles [67.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scott AFB / Midamerica Airport (BLV/KBLV)
(60 miles [96.6 km] to the north northeast)
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (ICAO: KCPS)
(61 miles [98.2 km] to the north)
- Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS/KSUS)
(74 miles [119.1 km] to the north northwest)
- Barkley Rgnl. (PAH/KPAH)
(83 miles [133.6 km] to the east southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Fredericktown Rgnl. (FAA ID: H88)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west southwest)
- Perryville Muni. (FAA ID: K02)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington Rgnl. (ICAO: KFAM)
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Parker Lake), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |